At 5 o'clock on Sunday afternoon the body of Mr. Shanstrom was cremated at the Bubbling Well Cemetery, this ceremony being in amrordance with a request written in the letter found upon the deceased. Mr. Shanstrom was well-known and had very many friends in Shanghai and the widest sympathy is extended to Mrs. Shanstrom in her tragic loss.
Accorpine to the annual report of the Industrial Commissioner of ITupeh, the results of the agricultural experimenting grounds, eight in all in this province, especially with the experiment of the American cotton seeds, are very satisfactory and the Chinese authorities are issuing pamphlets for the information of the native farmers so as to induce them to plant American cotton this year with a certain amount of official financial assistance.
Tue case in which the Oriental Egg Drying Ca. moved for relief in respect of the non-filing of the return of allotments with the Registrar of Companies, was mentioned yesterday in H. M. Supreme Court, before Mr. G, W. King, sitting as acting judge, by Mr. E. Hartopp, Mr. S. H. McKean apnearing for the Crown Advocate: His Honour adjourned the case until the return of his Honour Sir Havilland de Sausmarez, before whom the motion was originally called on-
Cooures were busy last Friday afternoon unloading a big shipment of silver at the Municipal Jetty. The dollars, instead of being packed in boxes as formerly, come in packages of 1,000, and were carted away to the Banks in lots of 100 packages, the three coolies mani-plating each truck having thus temporary possession of a lakh.
Wuar is Internationalism? "Cate de Cathay" ventures on the following definition in the "North China Star": "If you go for a walk in Shanghai or Tientsin, in all probability you will pass by the public park; and, if you wish to go in and see things or to have 'a rest, you will find the nian at the gate immediately bar you out with the stentorious order that Chinese is to be admitted." The reference, of course, is not to the Soochow' Road garden specially provided for Chinese, and seldom used by them except for an
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